[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3416 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3416

     To amend titles 5, 10, and 32, United States Code, to require 
   congressional approval before any change may be made to the oaths 
 required for enlistment in the Armed Forces, appointment to an office 
 in the civil service or uniformed services, or appointment as a cadet 
  or midshipman at a military service academy, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2013

  Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Olson) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend titles 5, 10, and 32, United States Code, to require 
   congressional approval before any change may be made to the oaths 
 required for enlistment in the Armed Forces, appointment to an office 
 in the civil service or uniformed services, or appointment as a cadet 
  or midshipman at a military service academy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO CERTAIN MILITARY AND 
              CIVIL SERVICE OATHS.

    (a) Oath of Office.--Section 3331 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The text 
of the oath required by this section may not be changed except by Act 
of Congress.''.
    (b) Enlistment Oath.--
            (1) In general.--Section 502 of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Text of Oath.--The text of the oath required by this section 
may not be changed except by Act of Congress.''.
            (2) National guard.--Section 304 of title 32, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``The text of the oath required by this section may 
        not be changed except by Act of Congress.''.
    (c) Military Service Academy Oaths.--
            (1) United states military academy.--Section 4346(d) of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new sentence: ``The text of the oath required by 
        this subsection, and the text of any honor oath required of a 
        cadet, may not be changed except by Act of Congress.''.
            (2) United states naval academy.--Section 6958(d) of such 
        title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``On and after January 1, 2014, the Secretary may not 
        change the text of the oath required by this subsection, and 
        the text of any honor oath required of a midshipman, without 
        specific authorization in an Act of Congress.''.
            (3) United states air force academy.--Section 9346(d) of 
        such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``On and after January 1, 2014, the Secretary may not 
        change the text of the oath required by this subsection, and 
        the text of any honor oath required of a cadet, without 
        specific authorization in an Act of Congress.''.
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